Robust indoor positioning using differential Wi-Fi access points

IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1860-1867

  Chang, Ning ^a   Rashidzadeh, Rashid ^a   Ahmadi, Majid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

differential access point; indoor Wi Fi positioning; received signal strength

Indexed keywords

ACCESS POINTS; ACCURACY IMPROVEMENT; ADVERSE EFFECT; COST EFFECTIVE; DIFFERENTIAL OPERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; EXISTING METHOD; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INDOOR LOCATIONS; INDOOR WI-FI POSITIONING; LOCAL NETWORKS; LOCATION ESTIMATION; OFFLINE; PATH LOSS MODELS; POSITIONING SYSTEM; PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS; RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH; RECEIVED SIGNALS; ROBUST INDOOR POSITIONING; SYSTEM LEVELS;

DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS; ESTIMATION; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; WAVE PROPAGATION; WI-FI;

WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

EID: 78149243430     PISSN: 00983063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCE.2010.5606338     Document Type: Article

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